RUBABA BASHAR

• Performed vital examinations of patients (blood pressure, pulse, height, weight, head circumference, etc.).
• Administered IM medications and IM vaccines for about 5 to 6 adult and pediatric patients per day.
• Effectively conveyed patient information to the physicians, and vice versa.
• Prepared patients and instruments, and assisted in about 1 to 2 PAP tests per day.
• Sutured wound under supervision.
• Performed ear flushing for patients.
• Performed cryotherapy on warts under supervision.
• Collaborated with physicians, other hospitals, clinics, and labs.

• Prepared Research Ethics Board, and other regulatory submissions.
• Assisted in screening and recruitment of study participants in the outpatient clinic.
• Observed and assisted in coordinating study visits within the hospital.
• Conducted data collection and data entry for about seven study visits.
• Developed the source document according to available templates.
• Supported research coordinators and research managers as needed.
• Actively participated in daily huddles and meetings.
• Assisted in obtaining informed consent.
• Completed three research submissions to the REB under supervision.
• Effectively communicated with REB and answered various queries. Collaborated with PIs via email and in meetings.

• Encountered patients in the primary level of care in a remote place, provided with outpatient and emergency care, exercising good judgment, discretion, and initiative.
• In the emergency room, I managed patients with road traffic accidents, myocardial infarctions, fractures, other injuries, drownings, and seizures etc.
• Provided continuous inpatient management in the rural 31-bedded hospital, where I managed acute exacerbations of asthma and COPD, tuberculosis, diarrhea in children and adults, accidental injuries, etc.
• Referred patients to the appropriate tertiary hospital according to their needs.
• Interacted with and counseled patients and their families, and provided them with detailed explanations of their conditions.
• In the Outpatient Department, I saw patients mainly with skin conditions and minor injuries.

• Attended daily rounds and educational sessions with consultants.
• Ordered investigations and provided prescriptions according to the consultant's orders.
• Prepared discharge papers for about three patients per day.
• Performed NG tube insertion, catheter insertion, cannulation, and ABG regularly.
• Performed procedures like ascitic fluid aspiration, bone marrow aspiration, etc., with seniors.

Rotated through all Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Pediatrics

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

• Performed about 50 normal vaginal deliveries, and also performed episiotomies if needed.
• Assisted in more than 100 cesarean sections.
• Provided post-op follow-ups.
• Prepared patients before surgery.
• Assisted in gynecological surgeries on routine OT days.
• Took history, performed examinations, and ordered diagnostic investigations.

Medicine

• I took a detailed history from the patients, ordered investigations, and provided treatment during admission according to the hospital protocol.
• Performed daily follow-ups before joining the daily rounds with the consultants.
• Prepared discharge papers
• Performed various procedures, e.g., chest tube drainage and ascitic fluid drainage, with seniors.
• I attended seminars and presentations within the hospital regularly.